watchdog; chaperone; watcher
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
ability to attract customers
follower; attendant; valet; servant
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
to part left and right; to open out
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
it's been a long time; long time no see
to hand over; to surrender
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
little something; reward; tip
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to resound; to make a stir
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to call out; to ask someone to come
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
only recently; just of late
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to be frank; to drop all pretense